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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016 No. 8 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, January 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. House of Representatives WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016 The House met at 9 a.m. and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tions that will get our Nation back on called to order by the Speaker. nal stands approved. track with the American people, not f f Washington bureaucrats. President Obama promised hope and PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE change, but his failed agenda has The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- brought the wrong kind of change, and J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) many North Carolinians are losing We give You thanks, merciful God, come forward and lead the House in the hope. for giving us another day. Pledge of Allegiance. Fortunately, Republicans are com- As You make available to Your peo- Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- mitted to restoring confidence in ple the grace and knowledge to meet giance as follows: America and empowering her people to the needs of the day, we pray that Your I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the make their own decisions and pursue spirit will be upon the Members of this United States of America, and to the Repub- their own dreams. people’s House, giving them the rich- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f ness of Your wisdom. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. HONORING KOREAN AMERICAN Bless the Members of the majority f party as they gather these next days. DAY ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER May they, with those who accompany (Mr. HONDA asked and was given them, travel safely and meet in peace. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- permission to address the House for 1 Bless also the minority party as they tain up to five requests for 1-minute minute and to revise and extend his re- prepare for their own gathering. May speeches on each side of the aisle. marks.) these days be filled with hopeful antici- f Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Korean American pation. MORE EMPTY WORDS AT STATE May the power of Your truth and our Day and to honor the 2 million Korean OF THE UNION faith in Your providence give them all Americans across this country. Janu- the confidence they must have to do (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- ary 13 is a day of celebration not just the good work required for service to mission to address the House for 1 for the Korean Americans across this our Nation. Give all Members the minute.) country; it is a celebration of America. strength of purpose and clarity of mind Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, for the past 113 years ago, 102 men, women, and to do those things that bring justice 7 years, President Obama has given us children traveled from the Korean Pe- and mercy to people, and maintain 47,625 words of meaningless rhetoric. ninsula and landed in Hawaii. Since freedom and liberty for our land. Last night’s State of the Union address their arrival, the Korean American May all that is done this day be for was more of the same empty words. community has enriched and strength- Your greater honor and glory. President Obama has never ade- ened our Nation’s society, culture, Amen. quately focused on what really matters Armed Forces, economy, politics, edu- f in this country: keeping America safe cation, and arts. and defending our cherished freedoms. From serving in high-level posts in THE JOURNAL Instead, he wants to maintain the our government to making strides in The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- status quo and continues to promote entrepreneurship and medicine, Korean ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- top-down, one-size-fits-all Federal dic- Americans continue to leave an indel- ceedings and announces to the House tates that stymie economic growth. It ible mark in our Nation’s history and his approval thereof. is clear he doesn’t understand the solu- makeup. So to the Korean Americans b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H333 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Jan 14, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13JA7.000 H13JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 13, 2016 across this great Nation, including result of their curiosity and their hard SMALL BUSINESS HURT BY those in my district, our Nation honors work. It is a testament to their fami- FEDERAL OVERREACH and celebrates you. lies, the Buffalo Public Schools sys- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given f tem, Western New York STEM Hub, permission to address the House for 1 and, most importantly, their teachers. HONORING ETHAN EDELMAN minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given f Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, last permission to address the House for 1 CONGRATULATING VINCENT night the President said that he is fi- minute and to revise and extend his re- ‘‘ZIPPY’’ DUVALL nally ready to work with us here in marks.) (Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia asked Congress. Today we will send him a Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise and was given permission to address measure blocking the EPA’s waters of today to honor the life of United States the House for 1 minute and to revise the United States power grab, a pro- Army veteran Ethan Edelman of High- and extend his remarks.) posal rejected by both Houses of Con- lands Ranch, Colorado. Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. gress, two Federal courts, the Govern- Ethan Edelman served for 3 years in Speaker, I rise today to congratulate ment Accountability Office, and many the United States infantry. His mili- my friend Vincent ‘‘Zippy’’ Duvall on States. tary service included a combat tour of his election yesterday as president of The EPA’s plan would grant jurisdic- duty in Afghanistan. His personal the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion over fully 95 percent of my home awards include the United States Army tion. State of California, allowing an unac- Commendation Medal, the Army Zippy is a third-generation farmer countable Federal agency to insert Achievement Medal, and the Army from Greene County, Georgia, and has itself into land use decisions once Good Conduct Medal. been a Farm Bureau member since 1977. again across our State. Like so many other veterans before For the past 9 years, he has served as Mr. Speaker, the President spoke him, Ethan Edelman served his coun- president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, glowingly of small business America try with honor, with dedication, and while producing poultry, cattle, and last night. Between waters of the with courage. hay on his family farm. Ethan Edelman left the United United States, his rejection of health I am so proud to have Zippy and his States Army to enroll as a student at options plans for Americans, and forc- wife, Bonnie, as constituents of the Metropolitan State University in Den- ing minimum wage proposals upon Tenth District of Georgia. He has done ver, Colorado. small businesses and their employees, an extraordinary job serving as the Last year, Ethan Edelman, trag- small businesses don’t have a chance. voice of agriculture in Georgia, and I ically, took his own life on Veterans They don’t have a chance to survive can think of no better leader than Day, a day that carries so much emo- and thrive in this country. Zippy Duvall to serve as the new presi- tion for those of us who have served If the President really wants to work dent of the American Farm Bureau. this great Nation in uniform. with Congress in a constructive way, Ethan Edelman will always be re- f he can start today by rejecting the membered for his service to this coun- waters of the United States policy that KOREAN AMERICAN DAY try. He will forever be missed by his is hurting small businesses, farms, and family, his friends, and by the soldiers (Ms. MENG asked and was given per- ranches, and actually help us build the who served by his side in combat. mission to address the House for 1 water supply we need in California and the Western States. f minute.) Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today f RECOGNIZING GABRIELLA in honor of Korean American Day, a MELENDEZ, TORIANA day that commemorates the first Ko- TIME FOR THE JUSTICE CORNWELL, AND SHANIYLAH rean immigrants to arrive in the DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ACTION WELCH United States on January 13, 1903. On (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given that day, the S.S. Gaelic brought 56 permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 men, 21 women, and 25 children across minute.) minute.) the Pacific Ocean from Korea to Amer- Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, well, the Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, this ica in search of a better future. lights and the heat are on at the afternoon, three students from the On Korean American Day, our Nation Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, ille- Hamlin Park Academy—Gabriella celebrates a community that has made gally occupied by ultra rightwing, Melendez, Toriana Cornwell, and tremendous contributions to this coun- antigovernment extremists.